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We’re not exactly sure what Barry Bonds’ home run No. 714 will look like, but one thing is pretty certain. It won’t be as much fun as Babe Ruth’s No. 714. Ruth hit the final three home runs of his career on the same day — May 25, 1935, for the Boston Braves — one going into the upper deck and one over the roof at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh. After the third one, Ruth headed to the opposing dugout and sat down, waving to his manager that he was done for the day. Now, that’s style.
Ruth’s granddaughter, Linda Tosetti, recently turned down an offer by the Giants to be a part of the celebration for Bonds’ No. 714 and 715.
In my heart, it’s hard for me. I like to do things in Babe’s name. I just don’t want his name mixed up in steroids. I would hate myself a million times if I shook Mr. Bonds’ hand if he did do it. These guys are making adult decisions about their body. it’s the kids who think they’re bulletproof coming up in high school who don’t have that luxury.
By the way, here’s a fun little toy to play with: Fans On Bonds, which allows you to customize your own Barry Bonds protest signs. Always fun.
Two Local Men Recall Being Witness To Babe Ruth’s Final Three Home Runs [Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]
Ruth’s Kin Watching Bonds From A Distance [SF Gate]
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One can never be sure which Nets team is going to show up on any given night, but the one that plays the Heat in tonight’s Game 3 will do so without Cliff Robinson, who is suspended five games for violating the NBA’s drug policy.
That’s somewhat of a surprise, as you’re really supposed to stop doing drugs when you’re 46 years old. Nobody’s saying anything about it yet, but Miami coach Pat Riley is spending time trying to convince his team they’re actually down in the series, as opposed to tied up 1-1.
“They need a sense of certainty that they know what they can expect from themselves and each other every single night. If not, they get very frustrated and very disappointed.
“You almost have to insist that you have to be better than you are in these playoffs. Otherwise, you’re not going to go very far. Take a look at the teams that will eventually probably be a world champion, and there were probably two or three players who on a regular basis played above their regular-season performances.”
We don’t know what he said, because we stopped reading after the first sentence. Hopefully our cut-and-paste job got some sort of complete thought. It’s be tough, since we’re not sure Pat Riley completes thoughts anymore, except for grunting “tired”.
On the Nets side of the ball, they’re just going to hope their self-assuring speeches about confidence and focus work better than Miami’s.
What is with these two? Maybe it’s some (not so) deep apprehension about playing the Pistons in the next round? Like it’s all kind of hopeless and silly in the end? Is that what it’s like, Lawrence Frank and Pat Riley? (And George Karl?)
By the way, what’s your call on Cliff - coke or pot? Pot seems the obvious choice, but we’re going with coke. For some reason we’d think it was most hilarious if it was nitrous, even though that’d be really more strange than funny, and probably isn’t even against the NBA’s policy.
(Hey, since we pulled this pic off of WebShots, if you happen to be either of those two dudes - why the hell would you put pictures of yourself doing nitrous on the internet? And yeah, we did just happen to find a pic of Cliff Robinson doing nitrous with two randoms. All of that said - goddamn, we miss high school.)
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It was the first episode where someone went home without losing a fight. Noah Inhofer left the competition last night after receiving a letter saying that someone had accused him of cheating on his girlfriend. Noah asked Dana White to be allowed a pho…
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Few things in the sports are more reliably and depressingly predictable than the arc of a young Philadelphia prospect. Philly fans start salivating when they initially hear about a guy, start shaking uncontrollably a few weeks before his debut, are screaming at a fever pitch once he’s finally on the field and are booing within the month. It’s a fun cycle. Usually they’re Rolen-ed out of town by the time they’re actually useful.
Tonight’s victim: Star lefthander Cole Hamels, who is one of those scary “injury-prone phenoms,” takes the hill against the Reds. The Phillies are just three games behind the Mets and are showing just enough promise to get Charlie Manuel fired come October.
How are the Phillies bloggers hanging in?
• Mash: “Is he the phenom who saves the ballclub? Is he the talented youngster thwarted by injury? Is he just happy to be here?”
• A Citizen’s Blog: ” I question the wisdom of sending a rookie out to pitch his first game on the road, and against a team leading the NL in OBP, slugging percentage, isolated power, and runs scored, in a park that was rated the second easiest park to score a run or hit a home run in. I think this is shaping up to be a disaster.”
• Cole Hamels Owns Chuck Norris: “Cole is 100 feet tall. Sal Fasano is afraid of Cole Hamels. Hamels is a sure thing. Only some sort of freak injury or something could keep him from saving the franchise. And we know that will never happen. Cole K’s men by the hundreds. And if HE were in the MAJORS (read: when he’s in the majors), he’d consume the METS with fireballs from his eyes, and bolts of lightning from his arse. “
Yeah. Nothing could possibly go wrong here.
Cole Hamels Owns Chuck Norris [MySpace]
Cole Hamels Blog [Balls, Sticks And Stuff\]
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Ah, Matt, Matt, Matt. What ever are we going to do with you? We know that life as a member of the Buzzsaw seems scary right now, that it feels like it’s your last summer before you have to go back to boarding school …. but seriously, now.
Matt Leinart was snapped exiting Paris Hilton’s Hollywood Hills house Wednesday morning with his jeans and shirt rolled up in his hand after partying with the heiress the night before.
As The Big Lead pointed out, this came the very same day that Leinart’s ESPN “Draft Diary” blasted the media for caring about his private life. (Of course, it’s not really Leinart writing; it’s teenage “journalist” Graham Bensinger, continuing to “act like Morley Safer” — as Steve Rushin put it — by ghostwriting a star player’s complaints about all this media attention.)
All that said, we feel Leinart’s pain: A guy just wants to go out and have sex with Paris Hilton. Since when does she have anything to do with publicity? It’s like a guy can’t bang a media whore in private anymore.
Leinart’s Walk Of Shame [The Big Lead]
A Quarterback Sneak [TMZ]
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Tune in as Joystiq takes a look at
2006 FIFA World Cup.
Video: 3ivx, Quicktime, 5.38MBs: [link]
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Continue Reading May 12th, 2006
Filed under: Nintendo DS, Sports, E3
Tune in as Joystiq takes a look at
2006 FIFA World Cup.
Video: 3ivx, Quicktime, 5.38MBs: [link]
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Continue Reading May 12th, 2006
Filed under: Nintendo DS, Sports, E3
Tune in as Joystiq takes a look at
2006 FIFA World Cup.
Video: 3ivx, Quicktime, 5.38MBs: [link]
Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments
SPONSORED BY: Age of Empires III - Real-Time Strategy Game Control a European power on a quest to colonize and conquer the New World. AOE3 introduces new gameplay elements, as well as new civilizations, units, and technologies. http://www.ageofempires3.com/
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